WATERLEAF

waterleaf

(noun) any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

waterleaf (plural waterleafs or waterleaves)

(botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.

(botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.

A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.

(architecture) A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture

(paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.

Synonyms

• (tropical plant the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable): cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart

Anagrams

• water flea, waterflea

Source: Wiktionary


Wa"ter*leaf`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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